Machine for making matches.



No.' naam. Patented Dec. 23, 1902'.

.1. A. E. cmswELL.

MACHINE FOR MAKiNG MATCHES.

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J. A. E. CRISWELL.

`MACHINE FOR MAKING MATCHES.

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J. A. E. cmswsLL. p MACHINE FOR MAKING MATCHES.

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JAMES A. EKIN CRISVVELL, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

MACHINE. Fou MAKiNG MATCHES.

SPECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 716,819, dated December 23, 1902. apprenne nea April 1s, 1901. serian. 56.343. (Nomaden To cir/ZZ whom, t 11i/ty concern:

Be it known that I, .TA1/ms A. EKIN Cais- WELL, of New York, county ofrKings, and

State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for` Making Matches, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This iuven tion relates to match-maki ng machines, and more particularly to such as is disclosed in myPatent No. 656,014, dated August 14, 1900.

The primary object ofthe invention is to provide simple and efficient means by which the splints as they are cut will be forced directly into the separator and by it carried bodily and forcibly inserted into a suitable carrier.

A further object of the invention is to provide simple and eficient means for holding and operating several independent sections each forming a separator for the splints to divide the latter into independent rows and which carry the splints bodily at once away from the cutting means.

With these and other `objects in view the invention consists in the construction and combination of the several parts, substantially as hereinafter described and then pointed out in the claims at the end of the description.

In the drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of one form of machine embodyingmy invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view. Fig. 3 is a detail view of the operating mechanism of the separator-sections. Y Fig. 4 is a fragmentary vertical section ofthe cutting device and one of the separatorsections. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary detail view of the plu nger. Fig.

6 is an enlarged detail, partly in section and partly in elevation, 'of the separator. Fig. 7 is a vertical section taken on the line VII VII of Fig. 6; and Figs. 8 and 9 are detail views, on asmaller scale, of parts of the separator.

The frame 10 may be of any suitable construction, and between the sections thereof a hopper 1l may be supported. The cards or blanks 12 are forced through the hopper 11 by a follower 13. The cards are of the thickness and the length of the splints and of a width sufticient to provide a number of splints, and as they are forced through the hopper they Will be suitably supported undera plunger 14. This plunger is secured to a slide l5, that moves vertically in the frame 1G, and said slide is held by a lyielding connection to an arm 15. The arm 16 is secured to a rock-shaft 17, and to the rock-shaft is secured a shorter arm 18, the end of which is connected to an eccentric strap or rod 19, that is operated by an eccentric on the shaft 20.. A gear 21 on' the shaft 2O is operated by a smaller gear or pinion 22 on the main driveshaft 23, and on-the main drive-shaft is the usual belt-pulley. As the drive-shaftis operated the mechanism described will force the cards to a suitable cutting device 24. As shown, this cutting device, Figs. l and 4, as well as the other parts so far described, is substantially the same as in my patent hereinbefore referred to and may be of any suitable construction.

` The cutting device 24 consists of a roll of circular cutters 25, held to a shaft or spindle 26 and spaced apart the width of the splints. The cutters cut the splints against va roll 27, and this latter roll is smaller than the cutters to permit the splints to be carried past said rollwithont requiring the splints to be forced any, farther than is necessary by the plunger 14, the said plunger being slotted, as at 28, `Fig. 5,'to pass by and between the cutters, as fully set forth in my patent.

To separate the splints, various means may be employed. The separator 29 may receive the splints from any suitable source and comprises a series of independent sections 30. These sections or separators each comprisea series of sets of plates or members 31, and though these are arranged in four sets this number may'vary as desired. As shown, one set of plates is stationary and the other three sets are movable, and each movable set of plates have teeth on thei r lower surface, which mesh with a roll of gears. The plates 3l are substantially'T-shaped and have receiving and holding devices 3l, and one ofthe movable sets of plates is operated by the gears 32 IOO :for a purpose to be presently described. gear-shaft 40 of each section 30 has a gear 41,

which meshes with a gear 42 on the gear-shaft 43. A gear 44 also on each shaft 40 meshes with a gear 45 on the gear-shaft 46, and as the shaft 40 is rotated the gears just referred to will rotate the shafts 43 and 46 in the direction indicated and will shift the several sets of plates the proper distance, and thereby separate the splints into independent rows. The shafts 40 are provided with blocks 47, and these blocks are slidingly held in slots in the wheels or disks 48 and 49, located on the opposite sides of the pairs of arms 35. The wheels are given an intermittent movement by mechanism to be presently described, which will also rotate the sections 30 and arms 35, said wheels being loose on the shaft 38.

The shafts 40 each carry an arm 50, which projects inward and has a roll 5l slidingly held in a slot in a disk 52. This disk moves around a stationary eccentric 53, fixed to one of the bearings or otherwise, and is held to rotate with the Wheels 48. To permit this, a rectangular block 54 is held between the guides 55 on the disk 52 and guides 56 on the hub of wheel 48, so as to provide a form of universal connection between said disk an'd the wheel. An eccentric 57 is secured to the shaft 38 and works within a rectangular block 58, each side of which is movably held against the inner surface of one of the brackets 36. The shaft 38, the arms 35, and the sections 30 normally rotate together, and as they rotate the disks 52 in riding around the stationary eccentric 53 will shift the arms 50, and through the shafts 40 and gears connected therewith will operate the sets of plates or members to separate the splints into independent parallel rows. The splints are received in a common plane and while being carried a quarter of a revolution will be fully and properly separated in a plane at right angles to the plane in which they are received. An independent movement of a complete revolution is now given the shaft 38 by means to be presently described. This movement of the shaft will rotate the eccentric 57 to operate the block 58, and through the latter the arms and the section containing the separated splints will be moved toward the carrier 59 to positively force or insert the separated splints into said carrier and then will be returned free of the splints. The movement of the separator-sections may be during a part of the independent movement of the shaft 38 and at the same time that the section holding the separated splints is sticking the latter the section to receive the splints is being forced toward the incoming splints t0 receive them and again move away, the position of the parts in Fig. 6 being shown as when the shaft has made a part of its independent movement. The slots in the wheels 48 and 49 and the slots in the disk 52 are in such a position during the receiving and discharging of the splints as will permit the parts fitting therein to slide without altering the position of the devices connected therewith.

The carrier 59 may be of the usual or of any preferred form. As shown, the carrier consists of the usual plates or sections, in which are holes or devices to compress and clamp the ends of the splints. These plates may be hinged orlinked together and may be fed to and through or past the machine to receive the splints in any desired manner, and the matches may then be completed automatically or by hand.

Any suitable operating and timing mechanism for the parts may be employed.

On the shaft 38 is a gear 60, that is adapted to mesh with a segmental gear 61 on the shaft 20, and on the gear 61 is a rib or flange 62, that is adapted to engage a locking-arm 63 on the shaft 38. The gears and 61 are so proportioned with respect to each other that the shaft 38 will be given one complete revolution at each one-half revolution of the shaft 2O and will be locked during the remainder of the revolution of the latter shaft. This mechanism is for rotating the shaft 38 to cause the separator-sections to be moved in position to receive the splints and to stick the separated splints into the carrier. Similar mechanism is employed for rotating the wheels 48 and 49 and the separator-sections. A gear 64 is loose on the shaft 38 and is secured to the wheel 49 of the separator. This gear 64 is adapted to mesh with a segmental gear on the shaft 20, and the gears are so proportioned that the gear 64 will move only one-quarter of a revolution at each revolution of the shaft 20. The gear 65 has a rib 66, that successively engages the locking-arms 67 and serves to lock the separator-sections against rotation during the receiving and sticking of the splints, the separator-sections during their revolution being subjected to means for cleaning the holding devices of the separator-plates of any fiber and the like that might remain in the holding devices. A pipe 68 is provided for this purpose, and said pipe is connected to an exhaust-fan. The shaft 20 is connected by a train of gears with the cutter-spindle 25 for operating the latter to cut the cards into splints.

In my application, Serial No. 737,186, filed November 16, 1899, is claimed, broadly, the feature of carrying the splints bodily and separating them into independent rows and also the carrying of separated rows of splints IOO IIO

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away from the cutting mechanism or source frames or carriers, and in my divisional ap-vv plication, Serial No. 52,005, led March 20, 190i, is claimed, broadly, the feature of separable receivers and means for separating such receivers into inde pendent rows or otherwise, and hence is not broadly claimed herein; nor are independent sections having splintseparating means or individual receivers that force the splints into the dipping-carrier claimed broadly in' this application, as such is disclosed and claimed in my pending application, Serial No. 45,044, tiled .Ian uary 28, 1901, while the particular form of means for operating the sections to force the splints is broadly claimed in my pending application, Serial No. 54,618, tiled April 6, 1901.

From the foregoing it will be seen that simple and efficient means is provided by which the splints may be forced direct into the separator and bythe latter moved away from the cutting means, separated into independent rows, and then forced into a suitable carrier.

It will be understood that the splints may be divided into any desired number ot" rows,

,the sets of splint-receiving plates varying accordingly, and instead of cards long blanks or strips of veneer may he used and a second cutting device arranged on the machine to cut the long strips transversely to form complete splints.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a match-making,r machine, the combination with splint-cutting means, of a movable separator having a series ot independent sections each provided with slidable plates or members having splint-receiving devices and means for operating the plates or members to divide the splints into a series of independent rows, means for moving the separator, a stationary eccentric located adjacent to the separator, a disk movable around the eccentric and operatively connected with the means for moving the plates or members of each of the sections, a universal connection between the separator and the disk to permit the latter to move around the eccentric and to rotate with the separator, and holding means for the splints,

2. In a match-making machine, the combination with splint-cutting means, of a movable separator having a series of independent sections each provided with slidable plates or members having splint-receiving devices and` means for operating the plates or members to divide the splints into a series ot' independent rows, means for moving the separator, a stationary eccentric located adjacent to the separator, a disk movablearound the eccentric and operatively connected with the means for moving the plates or members of each of the sections, a universal connection between the separator andthe disk to permit the latter-to move around the eccentric and to rotate with the separator, a carrier, together with means for reciprocating the independent sections to force the separated splints into the carrier.

3. In a match-making machine, the combination with splint-cutting means, of a movable separator having a series of independent sections each provided with slidable plates or members having devices to'recei ve and hold the splints, the said members being arranged in sets and each movable set provided with teeth, gear-rolls carried by each section and meshing with the teeth of the movable sets of plates or members, means for operating the gear-rolls to separate the members and thereby divide the splints into independent rows, and holding means for the splints.

4. In a match-making machine, the combination with splint-cutting means, of a movable separator having a series of independent sections each provided with slida-ble plates or members having devices to receive and hold the splints, the said members being arranged in sets and each movable set provided with teeth, gear-rolls carried by'each section and meshing with the teeth of the movable sets of plates or members, means for operating the gear-rolls to separate the members and thereby divide the splints into independent rows, holding means for the splints, together with means for reciprocating the sections to force and leave the splints in the holding means;

5. In a match-making machine, the combination with splint-cutting means, of an intermittently-movable separator having a series IOO of independent sections each provided with slidable plates or members having splint-receiving devices and means for operating the plates or members to divide the splints into a series of more than two independent rows, means for moving the separator, a stationary eccentric located adjacent to the separator, a disk movable around the eccentric and operatively connected with the means for moving the plates or members of each of the sections, a universal connection between the separator and the disk to permit the latter to move around the eccentric and to rotate with the separator, and holding means for the splints.

6. In a match-making machine, the combination with splint-cutting means, of an intermittently-movable separator having a series of independent sections each provided with slidable plates or members having splint-receiving devices and means for operating the plates or members to divide the splints into a Y series of more than two independent rows, means for moving the separator, a stationary veccentric located adjacent to the separator, a

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7; In a match-making machine, the combination with splint-cutting means, of a movable separator having a series of independent sections each provided with slidable plates or members having devices to receive and hold the splints, the said members being arranged in sets and each movable set provided with teeth, gear-rolls carried by each section and meshing with the teeth of the movable sets of plates or members, means for ope rating the gear-rolls to separate the members and thereby divide the splints into more than two independent rows, and holding means for the splints.

8. In a match-making machine, the combination with splint-cutting means, of a movable separator having a series of independent sections each provided with slidable plates or members having devices to receive and hold the splints, the said members being arranged in sets and each movable set provided with teeth, gear-rolls carried by each section and meshing with the teeth of the movable sets of plates or members, means for operating the gear-rolls to separate the members and thereby divide the splints into more than two independent rows, holding means for the splints, together with means for reciprocating the sections to force and leave the splints in the holding means.

9. In a match-making machine, the combination with splint-cutting means, of a movable separator having a series of independent sections each receiving the splints direct from the cutting means and carrying them bodily away from and clear of the cutting means, each section being provided with relatively movable and stationary sets of plates or members each having holding devices for the splints, gear-rolls journaled in each section and in mesh with teeth on the inner surface of the movable sets of plates or members, a device movable with the separator and adapted to operate the gear-rolls and thereby separate the splints into independent rows, means for intermittently rotating the separator, a shaft, connections between the shaft and the separator-sections to reciprocate the latter when said shaft is independently rotated, means for operating the shaft, and a carrier receiving the separated splints from the sections during the reciprocatory movement thereof.

lO. In a match-making machine,the combination with splint-cutting means and means for feeding the veneer cards thereto, of an intermittently-movable separator having a series of independent sections each provided with slidable plates having holding devices for the splints and receiving the latter in a single row direct from the cutting means, means carried by each section for operating the slidable plates to divide the splints into independent rows, an independently rotary shaft, a thrust or eccentric block surrounding the eccentric and engaging the inner surface of each section, a carrier, together with means for rotating the shaft to cause the eccentric and block to reciprocate the sections and force the splints into the carrier.

ll. In a match-making machine, the combination with splint-cutting means and means for feeding the veneer cards thereto, of an intermittently-movable separator having a series of independent sections each provided with slidable plates having holding devices for the splints and receiving the latter in a single row direct from the cutting means, means carried by each section for operating the slidable plates to divide the splints into more than two independent rows, an intermittently-rotary shaft passing through the separator, a cam secured to the shaft, a thrust or eccentric block surrounding the eccentric and engaging,r the inner surface of each seotion, a carrier, together with means for rotating the shaft to cause the eccentric and block to reciprocate the sections and force the splints into the carrier.

l2. In a match-making machine,the combination with splint-cutting means, of an intermittently-movable separator having a series of independent sections each receiving in succession the splints direct from the cutting means and moving the latter bodily away from the cutting means and dividing the splints into independent rows, arms connecting the diametricallyopposed sections together, a shaft passing through the separator, an eccentric secured to the shaft, a rectangular block surrounding the eccentric and engaging the inner surface of each separatorsection, a carrier, together with means for operating the shaft and block to reciprocate the sections to force and leave the splints in the carrier.

13. Ina match-making machine, the combination with splint-cutting means, of an intermittently-movable separator having a series of independent sections each provided with slidable plates having holding means to receive the splints, gear-rolls journaled in the sections and operatively connected with the movable sets of plates of the separator-sections, gears connecting the several gear-rolls of each section together, an arm secured to the shaft of one of the gear-rolls, an eccentrically-rotary device movable with the separator and operatively connected with the arm of each section to rotate the gear-rolls and thereby separate the splints into independent rows, and means for holding the splints.

l-l. In a match-making machine, the combination with splint-cutting means, of an intermittently-movable separator having a series of independent sections each provided with slidable plates having holding means to receive the splints, gear-rolls journaled in the sections and operatively connected with the movable sets of plates of the separator-section's, gears connecting the several gear-rolls of each section together, an arm secured to the shaft of one of the gear-rolls, an eccentrically-rotary device movable with the sepa- IOO IIO

rator and operatively connected with the arm of each section to rotate the gear-rolls and thereby separate the splints into more than two independent rows, and means for holdling the splints.

l5. In a match-making machine, the combination with splint-cutting means, of an intermittently-movable separator having a series of independent sections each provided with slidable plates having holding means to receive the splints, gear-rolls journaled in the sections and operatively connected With the movable sets ot' plates of the separator-sections, gears connecting the several gear-rolls of each section together, an arm secured to the shaft of one oi' the gear-rolls, an eccentrically-rotary device movable with the separator and operatively connected with the arm of each section to rotate the gear-rolls and thereby separate the splintsinto independent rows, means for holding the splints, together 'with means for reciprocating the section to force the separated splints into the holding means.

16. In a match-making machine, the combination with splint-cutting means, of an intermittently-movable separator having a series of independent sections each provided with independent members having a single splintreceiving device and means for operating the members to properly separate the splints, means for moving the separator, a stationary eccentric located adjacent to the separator, a disk movable around the eccentric and operatively connected with the means for moving the members of each of the sections, a universal connection between the separator and vthe disk to permit the latter to move around the eccentric and to rotate with the separator, and holding means for the splints.

17. In a match-making machine, the combination with means for supplying splints, of a movable separator having a series of independent sections each provided with splintreceiving means to provide the splints, means for moving the separator, a stationary eccentric located adjacent to the separator, a disk movable around the eccentric and operatively connected with the means for dividing the splints of each of the sections, a universal connection between the separator and the disk to permit the latter to move around the eccentric and to rotate with the separator, a carrier, together with means for reciprocating the independent sections to force the separated splints into the carrier.

18. In a match-making machine, the combination with splint-cutting means, of a movable separator having a seriesof independent sections each provided with independent splint-receiving devices, the said devices being arranged in sets and each movable set provided with teeth, gear-rolls carried by each section and meshing with the teeth of the movable sets of devices, means for operating the gear-rolls and thereby separate the splints, and holding means .for the splints.

l5). Ina match-making machine, the combination with splint-cutting means, of a movable separator having a series of independent sections each provided with slidable members having devices to receive and hold the splints, the said members being arranged in sets and each movable set provided with teeth, gearrolls carried by each section and meshing With the teeth of the movable sets of members, means for operating the gear-rolls to separate the members and thereby separate the splints, holding means for the splints, together with means forreciprocating the sections to force and leave the splints in the holding means.

20. In a match-making machine, the combination with splint-cutting means, of an intermittently-movable separator having a series of independent sections each provided With separable splint-receivers and means Vfor operating the receivers to divide the splints, means for moving the separator, a stationary eccentric located adjacent to the separator, a disk movable around the eccentric and operatively connected With the means for moving the splint-receivers of each of the sections, a universal connection between the separator and the disk to permit the latter to move around the eccentric and to rotate with theA separator, and holding'means for the splints.

2l. In a match-making machine, the combination with means for supplying splints, of a movable separator having a series of sections each provided With separable splint-receivers for the splints, means for operating the splintreceivers to divide the splints, an independen tly-rotary shaft, a thrust or eccentric block surrounding the eccentric and engaging the inner surface of each section, a carrier, together with means for rotating the shaft to canse the eccentric and block to reciprocate the sections and force the splints into the carrier.

J. A. EKIN CRISVVELL.

W'itnesses:

WM. R. DAVIS, JOHN G. PEAnsE.

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